I’ve been looking into Instagram as the platform for my design work.
Instagram design is very simple using square based media, whether it be photos or video.
The Square image format can limit users to having a smaller canvas than they’d like. However there is techniques that people have used that help give the illusion of bigger pictures though it isn’t the case. To do this you split a larger picture into multiple squares and upload them in the right order to give the illusion there is a bigger picture on the profile page. (Example below)
For my idea, I’m going to use this technique to create a story canvas.
I think by using the separate pictures I can guide the eye through a story and use an Instagram account as a standalone story profile. I’ll use each picture to show a part of the storyline which will give value to each piece and a unique perspective for displaying a story.
This is just one aspect to my project that I want to bring, I also want to experiment with other techniques such as 360 photography and more.